In the United States, the median value of enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA) in the retail and trade sector in the United States as of 2025 was a multiple of approximately 15.7x. Companies operating in the general retail industry saw the highest valuation multiple with EV/EBITDA valued at 23.8x in January 2025, up from 16.6x in January 2024.
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Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail and trade sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry
Values are as of January each year. A total of 136 companies were included in the calculation for 2025, 148 for 2024, 172 for 2023, 170 for 2022, 1,201 for 2021, 199 for 2020 and 213 for 2019.Â
Enterprise value = Market value of equity + Market value of debt - Cash. EBITDA = Estimated by adding depreciation and amortization back to operating income (EBIT). Only positive EBITDA companies.
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2025). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail and trade sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030125/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-united-states/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail and trade sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry." Chart. January 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030125/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-united-states/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2025). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail and trade sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030125/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-united-states/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Average Ev/Ebitda Multiples in The Retail and Trade Sector in The United States from 2019 to 2025, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030125/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-united-states/
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